Influencer Warns Spirit And Delta Can Kick You Off With No Refund For Crop Tops And Flip Flops — The Truth Is Worse

A woman freaked out after reading airline fine print and claimed Spirit and Delta can boot you with no refund for wearing crop tops, flip-flops, or pajamas. And online commenters freaked out, and of course split between ‘people are just trying to be comfortable’ and ‘people are gross’.

Of course, the actual policies are broader and vaguer than her rant. Spirit updated its Contract of Carriage last year to spell out “barefoot or inadequately clothed” (including see-through, exposed breasts, buttocks, or other private parts) and lewd, obscene or offensive clothing or body art, with enforcement at staff discretion.

Dressing that way, though, is almost a requirement for Spirit Airlines passengers. So perhaps they hoped to avoid a second bankruptcy by denying boarding to everyone and keeping their fare?

@mayaslife.04 Like are we in middle school? #fyp #airport #flying #trips #dresscode ♬ original sound – Maya Isabelle

@mayaslife.04 Replying to @Coloblonde just my opinion! #flying #airlines #fyp #dresscode ♬ original sound – Maya Isabelle

She says Delta and Spirit will kick you off with no refund if you have a crop top or are wearing flip-flops. She adds that they “don’t want” pajamas or sweats, and jokes airlines shouldn’t police outfits in a “tin can in the sky.” She does acknowledge, though, that passengers shouldn’t be subjected to smelling each others’ feet.

She insists that for a 6-hour flight she’s wearing sweats/pajamas. Paging Sean Duffy! A couple of takes do seem reasonable here, even if we’re a long way from when my mother used to make me dress up to fly cross-country as an unaccompanied minor (over 40 years ago!).

• If you want high class, deliver a high-class product. Seats are too small to not be comfortable. But often first class passengers behave just as badly (and Spirit offers first class now, too!)
• Flip flops are a problem because you shouldn’t inflict a man’s toes on someone else, feet can smell, and people take them off to go to the lavatory. RFK, Jr. does!
  

  DISGUSTING!! What sort of person walks BAREFOOT down a plane aisle — in first class, no less. Even worse, it was on his way to the toilet!

  RFK Jr is a really strange dude. pic.twitter.com/tQXdYUtGfz

  — Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) November 13, 2023

Here’s what Spirit’s Contract of Carriage actually says, though. A passenger may be refused or removed if they are “barefoot or inadequately clothed.” As for Delta, “barefoot” is a specific example where they may refuse transportion or remove a passenger. Leave your shoes on!

Delta threatened to kick off a braless passenger and removed a veteran over an ‘End Veteran Suicide’ shirt, forcing her to strip and booting her out of extra-legroom Comfort+ seating.

Meanwhile, a woman and her sister whose shorts were too trashy for Spirit got kicked off in Miami.

American Airlines actually wouldn’t let a two-time cancer survivor wear her ‘F-cancer’ hoodie though later apologized, saying the employee was wrong. But another passenger wasn’t allowed to wear ‘F-12’ (anti-police message) which just underscores how much discretion and how little guidance is given. American also told a former Miss Universe to cover up if she wanted to fly. She was wearing clothing less revealing than others on the same flight.

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